The South Park Movie and Team America have a similar sensibilityposted by Mchelly at 1:23 PM on April 10, 2011

Something interesting about Mike Judge is that he has two main modes: affectionate, realistic parodies of modern American life, and contemptuous satire of idiots run amok.

Under the contemptuous satire banner, I'd recommend Warren Ellis' comic series Transmetropolitan. It's about a Hunter Thompson-style journalist who exposes wrongs in a dystopian near-future.

Under the realistic parody banner, I'd recommend the novel The Feud by Thomas Berger. It's set in the Depression, but the themes and satire are pretty enduring, especially with regard to American culture.

You might also enjoy P. J. O'Rourke. Non-fiction satirical reporting from the 80s and 90s with a conservative bend. Check out his older stuff: Holidays in Hell and All The Trouble In The World are both excellent. I would skip his newer stuff - it's not pretty, or even funny, watching him morph into a neocon.

A darker recommendation:

My Work Is Not Yet Done by Thomas Ligotti is a brilliant (and bleakly comic) short horror novel, set in the modern workplace. It's the flipside to Office Space.posted by Sticherbeast at 2:21 PM on April 10, 2011

Try Jennifer Governmentt by Max Barry. Of any of his other stuff, for that matter.posted by dortmunder at 3:44 PM on April 10, 2011

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